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Re: Re-post of Prof. Longmore's Obama/McCain/Palin essay

blondieblue227 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:28:03 GMT

Disability Rights Organizations Express Outrage Over Attacks at McCain-Palin Rally read article: http://www.placerherald.com/detail/97636.html

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Re: Movies, AGAIN: "Blindness"

bonniethesurvivor — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:50:31 GMT

You might refer to Leisl's blog of yesterday, "Just because it's there doesn't mean you have to die on it," which was the most viewed blog of the day with, at this point, 102 views, but carries a positive comment from Disaboom Customer Service rep Lily. In it, Leisl DEFENDS the movie, saying that blindness is only a METAPHOR for the human condition, and the uproar and protests are misplaced. I wrote a strongly worded disagreement. I believe the above statement is more on target. bonnie

Re: Color me glad I don't live in the UK

Stephen Drake — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:41:54 GMT

Alexa, If ABC had made a few more calls, they would have been able to find "ethicists" in the U.S. who agree with Warnock. Summer Johnson, editor of the bioethics blog, is one of them. She put up a post defending Warnock. I've written about and linked to the post by Johnson at: http://notdeadyetnewscommentary.blogspot.com/2008/09/bioethics-blog-defends-warnocks-call.html --Stephen Drake

Re: Color me glad I don't live in the UK

sandyfreytag — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:22:54 GMT

That stinks, I have a friend who has alzheimers. She is only 56 and we would not even think of her as a burden because we all love her to much. We take turns to help her so her husband can have some time to himself to relax, as best he can. I say Color Me Glad also. Sandy

Re: Obama vs. McCain: Who really cares about disability rights?

Alexa — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:38:52 GMT

Mr. Longmore, Thanks, will correct that now. I noticed that the link on the FRIDA site wasn't working but I didn't know where to find the real link. And thank you, Tony. I've noticed a lot of rather angry political screeds on this site, and I'd really much rather read thoughtful commentary on both sides.

Re: Obama vs. McCain: Who really cares about disability rights?

Mark — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:50:26 GMT

Thanks for posting this. Read more at http://www.specialneeds08.blogspot.com

Re: Obama vs. McCain: Who really cares about disability rights?

Mark — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:50:24 GMT

Thanks for posting this. Read more at http://www.specialneeds08.blogspot.com

Re: Obama vs. McCain: Who really cares about disability rights?

Paul Longmore — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:39:27 GMT

the correct link to my article is: http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/09/15/paul-longmore-open-lette/#more-3205

Re: Obama vs. McCain: Who really cares about disability rights?

clark1 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:37:58 GMT

I agree with Kara, excellent perspective. THIS is the main reason I joined Disaboom. Exchange of ideas and information without personal attacks or judgment for holding different veiws. Well written, insightful and helpfull. Thank you so much for posting. Tony

Re: Obama vs. McCain: Who really cares about disability rights?

clark1 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:33:40 GMT

Re: Obama vs. McCain: Who really cares about disability rights?

Kara — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:38:50 GMT

Excellent perspective. I'm so glad this was featured here.

Re: Obama vs. McCain: Who really cares about disability rights?

george9t7 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:20:23 GMT

Hi, Paul, I liked your political opinion so much that im going to press the add to favorites above. It would be fun chatting with you. I had polio as a child as well. I was two and lived in Okinawa, my father was in the Army and it was after WWII. Dr. Sabin was out to see me i understand. I'm not so sure anymore about the polio vaccine and i 'm feeling strongly that it really didn't work. I did a bit of research and discovered that the incidence of polio usualy comes as a bell shaped curve. epidemics in the past were chiefly in very dirty areas where there were open sewers, etc. The epidemic that you and i were a part of was shaped like a bell too, but when the vaccine came in it should have collapsed the bell but it didn't. As it happens, the bell shaped curve of the polio epidemic of the 40' and 50's matches precisely the use of DDT in america. Someone said that Switzerland got polio four years earlier then here. I checked into that and the use of DDT came four years sooner in Switzerland too because it's inventor was from there. It's probably a lot more important than most people think. In todays world, the prevaling opinion about disabled people could take a terrible shift if we are not careful. Mass media has the potential to change our opinions and beliefs a lot quicker than in the old days. nothing is as it seems anyway. We live and learn George

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Re: Supercrips and Pollyanna

Alexa — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:49:31 GMT

I agree totally, Vicki. I think there can be lots of different representations that make sense and work.